social engineering
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It’s a clever and nasty bit of social engineering — a bait and switch that preys on people’s curiosity and the simple pleasure of feeling included.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
Earlier this month, North Korean hackers drained roughly $285 million from Drift Protocol after a monthslong social engineering campaign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 29, 2026
So far, the most common use of AI for hacking has been social engineering.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 5, 2026
They used social engineering tricks to get access to the powerful internal control panel at the site.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2025
With social engineering, you use the bits of specialized knowledge you already have as a key, to manipulate people into believing that you are legitimate.
From The Hacker Crackdown, law and disorder on the electronic frontier by Bruce Sterling
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